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How to Get Paid for Hospital Services with Betsy Nicoletti, MS, CPC, President of Medical Practice C
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In this 20 minute podcast, Betsy reviews details surrounding physicians getting paid for hospital services. Can physicians get paid if they have to see a sick patient more than once a day? What does group membership have to do with getting paid for hospital services? What is the difference between observation admission series of codes and the observation with discharge codes? What are the rules for critical care? What about the proper way to bill follow up visits after an initial inpatient consultation?
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Podcast: Politics and Healthcare 2008
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In this 20-minute podcast, Owen Dahl, MBA, FACHE, CHBC, author of Think Business! Medical Practice Qualtity, Efficiency, Profits discusses the current issues facing our representatives in Washington including -- his best guess on the 10.5% Medicare issue, the difference between national health insurance and single payer insurance, who are the key players to watch in Washington, the changes in DC that will have an impact on private practices, and how physicians and adminstrators can keep in touch with their representatives and how they can get involved on a local level.
http://www.thinkbusiness.md
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Interview with Medical Blogger and General Surgeon AggravatedDocSurg
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Kent Bottles, MD, interviews AggravatedDocSurg about changes occurring in medical practice, medical blogging, the doctor-patient relationship, generational differences in medical student, consumer driven health, health savings accounts, geographical differences in medical care, quality of health care in America, an expectations for perfection when receiving medical care.
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Is Your Billing Service Doing You a Dis-Service?
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This podcast, from and article by Gregory H. Nizich, C.H.B.C., describes a manual tracking system that lets the billing service do all the work and requires a minimal amount of time to maintain. The goal of the system is to keep the billing service on its toes by routinely requesting the status of random claims. Eventually you will become a very polite, but squeaky wheel, and will get the attention you deserve.
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Podcast: Stop the Medical Office Bickering
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In this 20-minute podcast, Judy Capko, author of the runaway best seller, Secrets of the Best-Run Practices covers specific reasons why conflicts can emerge in a practice and how office bickering can impact productivity. She provides tips on how to approach the subject with staff and practical ideas on resolving the bickering. She also describes very proactive strategies physicians and office executives can use to reduce the potential conflicts.
Book available at www.mpmnetwork.com
Judy Capko - www.capko.com
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